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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coinmaster1, post: 1042693, member: 26741&quot;]<b><u>Never be fooled</u></b> by a coin for sale that you haven&#039;t seen in person! What I have done is used a 1961 DDR Half Dollar photo as a base photo for a Photoshop (Photo courtesy of Collect89.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>First of all, here is the original coin&#039;s reverse. As you can see, the coin has some minor marks and a large spot at about 9 o&#039;clock. Perfect photo to &quot;counterfeit&quot;, even for a Photoshop amateur:</p><p>[ATTACH]102302.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then here is a &quot;rare unexplained mint error&quot;, which took five minutes to make, give or take a few. Though it isn&#039;t that good, it could still trick people:</p><p>[ATTACH]102303.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then here is a cleaned-up version of the original. This took around fifteen minutes, and it would be very convincing:</p><p>[ATTACH]102301.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This just goes to show that <b>ANYBODY CAN PHOTOSHOP ANYTHING! WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT YOU SHOULD TRY NOT TO BE FOOLED AND ALWAYS PAY CLOSE ATTENTION WHEN BUYING A COIN WITHOUT SEEING IT IN PERSON FIRST!!!</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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